The dilemma of diabetic patients living with hypoglycaemia

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 2277-2285

  Wu, Fei Ling ^a   Juang, Jyuhn Huarng ^b   Yeh, Mei Chang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycaemia; Nurses; Nursing; Psychosocial factors; Self management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79960354478     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03725.x     Document Type: Article

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